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For a while, I was OK with COVID. Not happy, but you could say “average.” After almost a year of this pandemic, like most folks, COVID fatigue has set in for me. When the pandemic… Read More
Category: Lawn
Fact Sheets: Lawns and Turfs | Anthacnose | Cerospora Leaf Spot | St Augustine Grass | Fairy Ring | Fertilization | Gray Leaf Spot | Nitrate Leaching | Rust | Pythium Root Rot | Stephen Brown | Lee County Extension
Lawns/Turfs Anthracnose BMP for Home Lawns Bugs in St. Augustinegrass ‘Captiva’ St. Augustinegrass Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease Identification Drought Environmental Stresses and Your Florida Lawn Establishing Your… Read More
Fact Sheets: Irrigation | Stephen Brown | Lee County Extension
Irrigation Cape Coral (City) Irrigation Schedule FAQ on Landscape Irrigation Irrigation in Dry May Reclaimed Water: What’s in it, Where does it go? Reclaimed Water: Constituents of Concern Reclaimed Water: Frequently Asked Questions Soft and Squishy… Read More
Fact Sheets: Herbicides | Lawn | Ornamentals | Stephen Brown | Lee County Extension
Herbicides Herbicides for Lawn Herbicide Survey for Lee County MSM Herbicides and Ornamentals
Fact Sheets: Groundcovers | Creeping and Clumping Groundcovers | Perennial Peanut | Walkable Groundcovers | Stephen Brown | Lee County Extension
Groundcovers Creeping and Clumping Ground Covers Flax Lily, Dianella tasmanica ‘Variegata,’ and Armored Scales (pdf) – coming soon Perennial Peanut in the Urban Landscape Walkable Groundcovers
Fact Sheets: What’s Blooming by the month | Lee County Extension | Stephen Brown
What’s Blooming? List of Fact Sheets, Power Points and Videos January Peach (Prunus persica) February Flame Vine (Pyrostegia venusta) Walter’s Viburnum March Yellow Tabebuia (Tabebuia spp.) April Dinner Plate Tree (Pterospermum acerifolium) May Blood Lily (Scadoxus multiflorus) Tree Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea species)… Read More
Event: Florida Regional Turf Seminar, Fort Myers | Feb 27th 2018
The Florida Turfgrass Association (FTGA) hosts 12 Regional Turf Seminars throughout the state of Florida. These seminars provide local education programs on topics such as pests and diseases, weeds, BMPs, regulatory issues, safety and pesticide… Read More
Event: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Exam Preparation and Exam | 2018
If you cut lawns and maintain ornamentals around houses and wish to apply pesticides, including Round-up, on the job, then this six-hour class is a requirement before obtaining the Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance license (erroneously… Read More
Fact Sheets: Horticulture and Gardening Publications | Lee County Extension | Stephen Brown
Gardening Publications A-Z Administration Annual Report 2011-12 Annuals Annual-Flowers-Bedding Plants Gardening with Annuals in Florida Ants Ants Carpenter Ants – coming soon Crazy Ants Imported Fire Ants on Lawns and Turf Aquatic Plants Aquatic Plants –… Read More
Q and A: I have recently purchased several acres and am having a hard time getting rid of air potato. Can you provide me with some information?
from S.H., in North Fort Myers Answer: Florida is home to many exotic invasive plants. The air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) is one of many. Control of exotic/invasive plants can be difficult and tiring. There are… Read More